in my area E of BOS , two of the chain markets ( RocheBros and Market Basket ) have meals that their kitchens have made in the refrigerated section.
this is in addition to the regular deli stuff and a higher end prepared dishes section where fresh food is scooped up to order , some of it changing day to day and already hot.
the prepared refrigerated meals are completed meals. Ive had the Turkey dinner several times. single portion and double portion.
its quite good , and the turkey is from a roasted bird not a cryovac's bird. stuffing is good as are the mashed potatoes and squash. there is a small container of gravy
and one of cranberry sauce. except for the gravy and the fact there is celery in the stuffing ( very finely diced , Thank God ) its almost as good as home made.
if they included a spritzer of " roasting Turkey aroma for the kitchen " it would be even better.
MarketBasket is a less expensive store, but has the same quality as RB. their generous single portion turkey dinner is 5.99 RB single is 7.99 , the double ( not quite )
is 11.99 they also have the general standards : meat loaf , chicken parma w pasta etc pork chops , even fish at RB. Ive only had the Turkey
Ive been surprised at how good it is. no dark meat though just turkey breast but cut very thick.
a PS : in my area a BigMac is 4.87 and a BigMac meal [sic] is 7.89.
